Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Case with Gimbaled Camera with Mount for X-Max (X-Plus)

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Case with a Gimbaled Camera with Mount for X-Max (X-Plus)

This compact open case for the Raspberry Pi Zero includes a gimbaled camera mount. The case allows for mounting to a support of your own, but a support designed for the back frame rail on the Qidi X-Max (X-Plus) is included.

A few 6mm and 12mm M3 Machine Screws are needed for assembly.  Nuts are used for the Gimbal to Case and Case to Frame Mount, but the Camera Mount to Gimbal relies on threading into the Gimbal.

Any stiff Filament will work. To help the parts fit together as designed I recommend checking flow setting using Hume Beam's flow calibration cube: https://www.printables.com/model/81314-flow-calibration-cube

I installed the Octolapse Plug-in. It requires the Slicer's start gcode to be modified (see the link below).

The following links are the ones I used for setting up Octoprint on my X-Max

YouTube How To

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W OctoPi 3D Printer Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hj-LkIQs48

Fix CBD Firmware

https://community.octoprint.org/t/i-cannot-successfully-print-on-my-printer-running-a-firmware-identifying-itself-only-as-cbd-make-it-or-zwlf-make-it/17481

https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-FixCBDFirmware

Slicer Start Up Code for OctoLapse

https://github.com/FormerLurker/Octolapse/wiki/V0.4---Automatic-Slicer-Configuration#if-you-are-using-cura-follow-these-steps

954 USB-to-TTL Serial Cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJUHGHI?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_AKW2GXWWQDJSGGG4TYBA

Installing the cable: https://youtu.be/2LYccJNFsnc

Micro USB/Male to USB A/Female cable: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/micro-usb-male-to-usb-a-female-cable/

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-zero-2-w/

Power Supply: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/micro-usb-power-supply/

Camera Module: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/camera-module-v2/

Pi Zero Camera Cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RW9K13?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_6NMSZXSXET75VN7GQ7DE

Micro SD Card: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M55C0NS?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_WM09HR3JM6Y22PQVET5S

LED Lights

The specification according to Qidi for the front light strip is 24V 3W.  A link to a 5 meter strip below. It has 300 lights and uses about 40W. It can be cut in six light increments. 18 lights uses about 2.5W and 300mm which fits nicely on the back frame rail.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073QNMS5J?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_XS3A9J62VZ9VT8S4PGD2

Note: I added a diffuser on the front LED lights so they don't blind the camera.